The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 2153
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
10:24 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2850
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 104.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 25.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.78° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.37° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.